Bud Selig hates us all.

No in game microphones, and get the damn camera off the field after homeruns!

CavalierEternal: Bud Selig hates us all.

You'd think the end of last season would prove that we don't need another wild card team, since it would have made the best 3 hours of baseball ever meaningless, but there we go.

Collin, you're lucky I love you.

A ban on players getting tattoos with corporate logos.

Has this been a problem in the past?

The Onion is prophetic: A ban on players getting tattoos with corporate logos.

Has this been a problem in the past?

Never mind, guess I should read the whole article before posting... TFA says they're just heading it off before anyone tries it.

...... What a piece of s**t.

SevenizGud: 1. Any throw from the pitcher is considered a pitch, unless the ball was just batted. So a throw to 1st to keep a man close would be a ball.
2. Changing pitchers DURING the other team's at bat is treated as a balk.

How about not farking around with the actual gameplay and strategy? Making players speed up is fine. Changing game rules and strategy that's been the same for a hundred years is not.

"Also part of the deal: Any big leaguer who wants to change uniform numbers without switching teams better give eight months' notice unless he's willing to buy warehouses full of his overstocked jerseys"

What about crappy players that there's no demand for their jersey? It would be nice to see the irrelevant guys get some perks.

"• New language allowing the commissioner to discipline players for violating federal, state or local law or for conduct "materially detrimental or materially prejudicial to the best interests of baseball."

Oh man, baseball fans are going to love Goodell Part II!

"Players also can be disciplined for violating MLB's social media policy, which still is being developed."

I would hope that they would have to agree to this after MLB creates an actual policy, rather than just "oh, we trust it will be reasonable."

/realistically, most players could be tweeting for at least half the game with no possibility of being called into action

I'd like to see pitchers put on the clock when there are no runners on base. Also, once you step in the box you're in.

JPINFV: Chupacabra Sandwich: I'd like to see pitchers put on the clock when there are no runners on base. Also, once you step in the box you're in.

Point 1. Umpires can already issue balls for game pace issues.

Point 2. Technically that's basically a part of the rules for the National League. Unless something actually happens besides a pitch, the batter has to leave at least one foot in the batter's box. Enforcement, of course, varies.

I have watched baseball for 15 years and have never seen a ball issued for game pace.

Whatever the Rulebook says, batters call timeout all the time.

I want a clock behind home plate with a designated amount of time (15 seconds?) on it. Clock starts when the pitcher recieves the ball. If the clock hits zero before the pitcher goes into his motion, the second base umpire issues a ball.

I would also like to change rules about relief pitchers but Fark baseball old timers will gladly tell me I'm ruining the game so I wont elaborate.

Just my two cents, but let's go:

1. In game microphones- Terrible idea. A lot of people would be offended by a lot of what ball players say, and I myself am not looking forward to the "controversy" of a player saying something, and seeing him go to sensitivity training.

2. All-Star Break- Sure, make the break longer, but why not just make the season shorter?

3. Extra wildcard team- Yeah, let's get rid of situations like this year, which produced the most exciting week/month of baseball I could ever remember. Plus, isn't the season long enough to justify one wildcard team? If you want to add a playoff team, shorten the season, even though November baseball is SO much fun.

4. Replay- If you're going to do that, you might as well add in safe/out calls at bases.

5. DH Rule- Get rid of it. That or create a rule that DHer's aren't allowed to own gloves, just because.

Other changes that should be made:

9 all-stars elected per league, manager sets starting lineups.

End every team needs representative at the all-star game.

Make relievers (except one designated specialist) face three batters or end an inning.

Promote gambling!

Change the world series to a 2-2-1-1-1 format

It's now time for the DH in both leagues. With all the extra inter-league games it's almost a necessity anyway. The DH isn't going away so it might as well go to both leagues.

A longer All-Star break? Really? The day after the All-Star Game is already the slowest sports day of the year.

If anything, I'd have liked to see at least one game played the day after the All-Star game, probably someplace near the home city, and give those teams an extra day off somewhere else in the schedule. Assuming the 2013 All-Star Game is played at Citi Field, there's no reason the Yanks and/or Phillies couldn't start a home series the next day against either an east coast team or a team that's on an east coast road trip.

It might not work every single year, but it would keep the action going most years.